So I'm at the gas station today waiting to use the air pump, less than 10 feet from the curb with an unblocked view of every car on the street waiting for the light when I notice the person in the large, new, white Mercedes Benz stuck in traffic RIGHT in front of me throws a full can of Coke out the passenger window into the gutter. The soda loudly spills out when I look up and notice that the driver is The X-File's Gillian Anderson, and I'm pretty shocked that anybody, much less someone in a white Mercedes (because if that cola splashes on the paint, it would be a serious, permanent mess that could even eat away the paint), would throw a can of soda into the gutter in our nice, clean Los Feliz neighborhood. So this person who just noisily littered right in front of me notices that I'm kinda glowering at her in disgust and shock (since I rarely see people littering anymore), and she rolls up her tinted electric window giving me a dirty look - as if I were somehow offending her! I fought off the urge to yell "litterbug!!!" as the arrow changed to green and she made her turn, but littering can be up to a thousand dollar fine out here and she wasn't even subtle about it. I tell ya, some people in this town can be pretty crass at times - you'd think someone with a public reputation would think twice about littering.

Beast

02-21-2002, 04:37 AM

Originally posted by JediTricks
I tell ya, some people in this town can be pretty crass at times - you'd think someone with a public reputation would think twice about littering.
It seems that alot of people with public reputaions don't really think at all. This is just another case of a "star" thinking they are above the laws or the rules. I'm suprised that this kinda thing doesn't happen more often. Look at all those "stars" that get arrested for shoplifting, and other things that they should know better not to do with their money and reputations. For Instance, the following story occured in December:

The 30-year-old actress known for her performances of troubled adolescents was charged with grand theft and possession of prescription drugs without a prescription, Beverly Hills police spokeswoman Stephanie Ochoa said.

Ryder was released on $20,000 bail Wednesday night shortly before midnight, Ochoa said.

The alleged shoplifting took place at the Saks Fifth Avenue store on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills in the heart of one of the most expensive shopping districts in the nation.

Police said they received a call around 7 p.m. from security personnel at the store who told them that they had detained Ryder for shoplifting "numerous items of clothing", Ochoa said.

In 1995 Ryder was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for her work in "Little Women". In 1994 she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for "The Age of Innocence".

Ryder's publicist said she had no comment, and a spokesman for Saks also declined to comment on the arrest.

Source: Reuters/Variety REUTERS

This is one of many stories about so called "stars" that think that they are all that and a bag of chips, and can get away with murder. Hmm, on second thought there have been a few that have tried to get away with that also. :D

Jordan Knight from NKOTB when he was doing an in-store signing at the Camelot I worked at. He and the "boys" were about 45 minutes late and totally disinterested in signing autographs for (what was left of) their fans. He got up and started trying to shop... so I yelled at him. I wasn't very nice about it, either. Needless to say... their careers were soon over.

talk about being at the right place at the right time. I've lived in the L.a/Pasadena, Hollywwod area most of my life and have only run into a couple of actors: Robert Picardo and the shape shifting dude from the XFiles (also in Cobra)

the wierd thing is, why would someone throw away a whole coke? do you open it up and think, i don't want this? i love the carbonated soft drink. and who drives around with cans? the screw top bottle rules. if you can drink a 1 liter, drive a stick and play with the cd changer all at once, you rule as a driver!:D

jeditricks,

i would of yelled, "miss moore, miss julianne moore(who scully lost the role in hannible to), you dropped your coke. (in my best forrest gump voice, of course)

hollywood folk hate it when you don't know who they are.

maybe she was hitting on you, trying to get your attention,but when you gave her the evil eye, it turned her off. :crazed:

Rollo Tomassi

02-21-2002, 04:54 PM

Tee hee. That entire post was hilarious, derek.

"Ms. Moore, you dropped your Coke...":D Classic.

JediTricks

02-22-2002, 12:30 AM

JJB, the weirdest part of that story you put up is the description of Winona Rider: "The 30-year-old actress...", OUCH! :eek:

Caesar, I didn't want to blow her car up while she cursed my name. ;)

Rollo, I like your idea for the Pepsi commercial, though I don't even think it needs a voice-over, just background noise and a shot of the can flying out the window, zoom over to the can, zoom back to the look on Anderson's face as she drives off, then switch to the Pepsi logo. :D

Tenebrous, I don't think that'd earn my respect for her, but you keep on with these ideas, you crazy dreamer! :p

Matt, Los Feliz area, corner of Los Feliz and Hillhurst. This area is teeming with "stars" though, it's like an infestation. ;) Another area like this is where Beverly Hills and West Hollywood meet, right around CBS Television City. During the day, the Beverly Center Souplantation often has famous folk getting in your way while you're trying to use the dressing. (Ok, that's not really fair or true, most folks I've seen there are pretty polite - especially Catherine Bell, she was really nice about going the wrong way in the salad area.)

Derek, nice revenge scenario! If that's how she hits on men, I cannot imagine her ever getting pregnant.

AmanaMatt

02-22-2002, 01:51 PM

thanks

Mandalorian Candidat

02-22-2002, 02:01 PM

JT, did you at least pick up the can? You could have killed two birds with one stone: picking up the litter and selling it on ebay!

"VHTF Gillian Anderson litterbug Coke can!!!"
I found this Coke can after Ms. Anderson chucked it from her Mercedes-Benz. Comes complete with coke residue, gutter water, and a sample of DNA. If you're a serious collector, this is a must-have!!
All proceeds go to the Gillian Anderson ROTJ Bikini project for Arousing GEeks (GARBAGE) fund.

derek

02-22-2002, 04:20 PM

jeditricks,

littering on the set of the x-files is probably how she met her ex-husband. after throwing trash on the ground, her ex-husband, who was a crew member, probably said," i see you like to litter. i like to litter too. wanna meet me behind the dumpster after work?"(said in his best beavis impersonation):crazed:

SWAFMAN

02-22-2002, 04:42 PM

ManCan - your idea of selling the can on eBay is classic!
JT - you shoulda picked up the can with a pencil through the drink-hole so as not to sully (er, scully?) Gillian's fingerprints, and kept it. I'm very disappointed in her careless attitude towards littering.
I never heard about her having tried out for the Clarisse role in Hannibal. But Ms. Moore was very good, I thought. And yummier, too!

jw_bryant

02-23-2002, 12:41 AM

Originally posted by Rollo Tomassi
Second, did you get the urge to go grab the can and whip it back into her car? "Here, Gillian! You dropped this accidentally!"

if you did that, then you wouldve been sued for $16.9 Million for mental aggrevation, and she would get away scot free.

i hate celebrities. they do nothing for a living, get paid extremely well for it, and they can do things and get away with them. its :crazed: .

JediTricks

02-23-2002, 12:43 AM

MC, that was one of the funniest posts I've seen!

I wish my sleazier instincts had kicked in, I could have enjoyed financial success at the hands of Scully's castoffs. ;)

Darth Rage

02-24-2002, 05:00 AM

Gillian Anderson?! Shes Hot!!

The only star I met was that small guy from the lone gunmen. The little guy with the thick glasses from the x-files. I was in a collectables store here in BC Canada and noticed the old lady that ran the place talking with him. He was buying those alien, scully, caveman and mulder action figures from the x-files movie.

Obi-Don

02-24-2002, 08:20 AM

It is sad when people who have fame and money don't have respect for the people or the place we call earth. I guess when your better than everyone else:rolleyes: you can do things like that. NOT!:mad: